Why I sit in the last bench for two weeks
Before I change anything at a school, I watch it. The back row is the most honest seat in the building…
Read →A note, before the numbers
Every school I've led, I've started the same way: two weeks of sitting in the last bench of classrooms, saying nothing. You learn more about a school from the back row than from any audit report — which teachers own the room, which children have gone invisible, where the culture actually lives.
My leadership record is in the numbers below, but the numbers follow from habits: teachers who are developed rather than inspected, parents treated as partners rather than customers, and a timetable that protects deep work for staff and play for children. At Greenfield, this took enrolment from 1,400 to 2,240 in five years. At my current school, it took our board results to the district's top three while cutting teacher attrition to 4%.
I am now looking for my next mandate — a school board that wants durable change, not a caretaker. If that's you, the office is open.
— Dr. Kavita RathoreThe pillars
Academic turnaround2 schools, documented results
96Teacher development & retentionattrition 19% → 4%
92Board & CBSE affiliation affairsinspections, compliance, expansion
90Financial & admissions strategyenrolment +60%, fee realisation 98%
88Parent & community relationsNPS 71 · PTM attendance 85%
86Crisis & safeguarding leadershipPOCSO-trained, audited protocols
94Where I studied — and how I did
2014 — 2018
Ph.D. Education (School Leadership)
Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi❖ Thesis on principal-led teacher retention2000 — 2002
M.Ed.
Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Ajmer❖ First division · 77% · gold medal1997 — 2000
M.Sc. Mathematics
University of Rajasthan❖ First division · 72%1996 — 1997
B.Ed.
University of Rajasthan❖ First division · 74%Continuing credentials
CBSE Principals' Leadership ProgrammeCOE Ajmer · 2019
NEP 2020 Implementation — Master TrainerCBSE · 2022
POCSO & Safeguarding LeadCertified · renewed 2025
Harvard GSE — Leading Learning (online)Certificate · 2021
IB Head of School workshop (Cat 1)IBO · 2023
Tenures & turnarounds
2019 — PRESENT
Principal
Heritage Valley School, Jaipur (CBSE, 2,400 students)
District top-3 board results three years running; introduced a teacher-growth model that replaced annual appraisals; built the counselling and safeguarding cell from zero.
Board avg 88.9% · Attrition 4% · NPS 71
2013 — 2019
Principal
Greenfield Academy, Udaipur
The turnaround: inherited falling enrolment and a demoralised staffroom. Left with 60% enrolment growth, a rebuilt middle-leadership team, and a waitlist.
Enrolment 1,400→2,240 · Fee realisation 98%
2006 — 2013
Vice Principal → Headmistress (Senior Wing)
Maheshwari Public School, Jaipur
Ran academics for 1,800 students; designed the exam-and-remediation calendar still used today.
Pass rate 100% ×7 yrs
2002 — 2006
PGT Mathematics
St. Anselm's, Ajmer
Where it started — a chalkboard, forty children, and the discovery that systems teach as much as teachers do.
Board avg 91% (Maths)
On the honour board
National Award to Teachers — state nominee2023Govt. of Rajasthan panel
CBSE — Best Principal, Jaipur Sahodaya2022Peer-elected
Education World India School Rankings — Top 3 city2024, 2025As Principal, Heritage Valley
Published: 'The Last Bench Audit'2021Learning Curve, Azim Premji University
Around the campus
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Morning assembly — all 2,400 of us
Teacher-growth workshop, in-house
Founders' Day — student-run since 2021
The new science block, opened 2024
Last-bench visits — week one, every year
Board results day, 2025
From the principal's blog
Retaining teachers is cheaper than recruiting them
The full arithmetic of attrition — and the growth model that took ours from 19% to 4%…
Read →What NEP 2020 actually asks of a principal
Beyond the circulars: the three structural changes worth doing first, and the two worth resisting…
Read →As minuted
She inherited a school in decline and handed us back an institution. The board minutes say the rest.
ChairmanGreenfield Academy TrustFirst principal I've worked under who treats teachers as professionals to grow, not problems to manage.
HOD ScienceHeritage Valley SchoolMy daughter's school changed in one year. Same building, same fees — different weather.
ParentHeritage Valley, Gr 8Terms of appointment
Leadership Preferences
For management & recruiters
Current schoolHeritage Valley School, Jaipur
Current rolePrincipal (2,400 students, CBSE)
Open toPrincipal · Director of Schools · Founding Principal (new campus)
Expected package₹30–40 LPA + accommodation
Willing to relocateYes — Rajasthan, Delhi NCR, Gujarat · open to residential schools
Notice periodOne full term (aligned to academic calendar)
Chairman, Heritage Valley TrustCurrent management · Shared on request
Chairman, Greenfield Academy Trust2013–19 · Shared on request
The office is open
Current addressPrincipal's Residence, Heritage Valley Campus, Jaipur 302017
Phone / WhatsApp+919999999999
Note for school boardsSchool boards & search committees: my last-bench audit of your school is free. The turnaround is negotiable.